Arizona fights to get revenge

FROM EXAMINER STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Published 4:00 am, Friday, February 18, 2000

TUCSON - Revenge was sweet, but a little tougher than Arizona would have preferred.

Jason Gardner snapped out of a three-week shooting slump to score 15 of his 19 points in the second half Thursday night as the fourth-ranked Wildcats pulled out a 92-85 victory over the USC Trojans to avenge their lone Pac-10 loss of the season.

Gilbert Arenas scored 21 points and Michael Wright, who had just three points and was 0-for-3 from the field in the Jan. 22 loss in Los Angeles, added 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Wildcats (22-4, 11-1).

"The team felt that we let them outplay us last time," Wright said. "They played a good basketball game. We wanted to come out here and get them back."

Brian Scalabrine, who scored a career-high 27 points against Arizona the first time, bettered that with 28 this time despite playing most of the game in foul trouble. Jeff Trepagnier had 20 points and 13 rebounds for USC (13-10, 6-5) but missed a 3-pointer that would have tied the game with 24 seconds to play.

Brandon Granville had 21 points for USC, 15 in the first half, and 11 assists.

All five Arizona starters scored in double figures. Loren Woods, bothered by a sore back, had 17 points and eight rebounds and Luke Walton matched his career high with 13 points. For the first time in Pac-10 play, Woods didn't block a shot.

No. 15 Temple 64, Dayton 58: Quincy Wadley hit a 3-pointer and added a four-point play on consecutive possessions down the stretch as the visiting Owls (19-4, 11-1 Atlantic 10) won their 10th straight game by beating the Flyers (18-6, 8-4).

Arizona State 104, UCLA 75: Eddie House scored 40 points and the host Sun Devils broke an 11-year losing streak to the Bruins.

UCLA had won 22 straight in the Pac-10 series, including 83-77 earlier this year in Pauley Pavilion. Arizona State's last victory came at home (93-86) in February 1989.

The rout kept the Sun Devils (15-9, 7-5) in the hunt for an NCAA Tournament berth, but may have ended UCLA's chances. The Bruins (13-10, 4-7) need to win five of their seven remaining games just to break even in the conference.

San Jose State 52, Rice 48: Cory Powell scored five of his team-high 13 points in overtime as the Spartans (13-12, 4-6 WAC) handed the visiting Owls (4-18, 0-10) their 14th straight loss and recorded the 1,000th victory in school history.

Portland 74, St. Mary's 68: Ryan Jones scored 11 of his 18 points in the second half to lead the Pilots (10-14, 4-7 West Coast Conference) past the visiting Gaels (7-17, 2-9).

Spokane, Wash., Andre Laws scored 20 points as the Toreros dealt the Bulldogs a second consecutive loss in the WCC.

Tyler Field scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for San Diego (16-8, 7-4 WCC), which lost at home to Gonzaga earlier in the season.

The Bulldogs (19-7, 9-2) fell out of a first-place tie with Pepperdine. The loss also broke Gonzaga's 20-game home winning streak.

Surgery for Stanford's Logan

STANFORD - Guard Kyle Logan, whose stint at Stanford has been plagued by injuries, underwent surgery Friday morning to repair damage to his dislocated left shoulder. Logan had played briefly in just five games this season, and he is expected to be out the rest of the season.

Stanford coach Mike Montgomery had said Tuesday it was uncertain when Logan would have surgery on his shoulder, and it seemed clear the team hoped to get the 6-5 redshirt freshman from Hagerstown, Md., through the season to keep him active for practices.

Logan opted to redshirt last season because it was clear his playing time would be limited and because he wanted more time to adjust to the college game. Even then, his practice time was limited because of an injury.

Also in injury news, the Cardinal are guardedly optimistic about center Curtis Borchardt after a CT scan Tuesday to further examine a stress reaction in his right foot. Trainers plan to remove the freshman's protective boot sometime next week.

Przybilla likely to go pro

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota coach Dan Monson said Thursday night he had not spoken with suspended center Joel Przybilla, whose parents say he plans to turn pro rather than return to the Golden Gophers' basketball team.

"As far as Joel's situation, I still have not talked to him," Monson said after Minnesota's 89-80 loss to visiting Illinois.

Monson said Przybilla hadn't been attending classes since he was suspended indefinitely Tuesday for what the first-year coach characterized as the player's lack of commitment to academics. By NCAA academic standards, Przybilla would still be eligible to play. &lt;